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Hot Hits
National Archives Sleepover
National ArchivesSat. Feb 1 A night of adventure awaits at the National Archives!
Washington Performing Arts: Budapest Festival Orchestra
StrathmoreFri. Feb 21 Under the baton of former NSO principal conductor Iván Fischer.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
The National Ballet of Canada: The Sleeping Beauty
The Kennedy CenterJan. 30 – Feb. 2 A colorful pageant danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music.
Gun & Powder
Signature TheatreJan. 28 – Feb. 23 Two light-skinned African-American women who passed themselves as White to become notorious outlaws in the Wild West.
Shanghai Chinese Orchestra (part of Lunar New Year Celebration)
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 Grammy Award®–winning artist Tang Muhai returns to the Kennedy Center to conduct the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.
Manual Cinema: No Blue Memories, The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
StrathmoreFri. Jan 24 Manual Cinema tells her story through shadow puppetry, silhouetted actors, and live music.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Folger TheatreJan. 22 – Mar. 1 Shakespeare’s delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the power of women. Directed by Aaron Posner.
Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars
StrathmoreFri. Jan 31 Devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music.
Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes
Signature TheatreFeb. 18 – Mar. 29 Firecracker play that takes the dysfunction, puts it back in the family, then gives it a hilarious - and subversive - stir.
Spotlights
Washington Performing Arts: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 1
Washington Performing Arts: MLK Tribute Concert
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 26
Motherhood Redux: Camille Dungy, Tina Chang, and Beth Ann Fennelly
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWed. Mar 11
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
NSO Pops: Megan Hilty and Cheyenne Jackson
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 13 – 15
Riffs and Relations: Terrance Hayes
The Phillips CollectionThu. Apr 23
Broadway Center Stage: Next to Normal
The Kennedy CenterJan. 29 – Feb. 2
Washington Performing Arts: Melissa Aldana
Sixth & ISat. Feb 15
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 4 – 9
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25
Washington Performing Arts: Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Sixth & ISat. Feb 8
NSO: Dvořák's Cello Concerto
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 6 – 9
